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Oh, that's lame.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 18
Date: September 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

What a pathetic product! All they did was repackage the series, exactly as they were. Works on Windows XP? Yes, but only because they included an OUTDATED version of DOSbox, a DOS emulator, on the CD.

It should be noted that DOSbox is a free download anyways, so if you already own the games, you have NO reason to buy this. You are getting nothing new.

I'm very disappointed. I had expected them to actually put some work into this. Instead, all they did was slap everything together and used some else's work to claim WinXP compatibility. Pathetic.

I suppose if you don't own copies of the original games, this might be worthwhile. If you do have them, don't waste your time with this.

[edit] Let me clarify: The King's Quest series is awesome. You cannot go wrong wanting to play any KQ game. But this review isn't about the series as a whole, it is about this specific product, and how unbelievably poor it has turned out to be.

Lies

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 16
Date: October 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My gripe is about KQ6. One customer said that there were no differences between the cd and disk versions. This information is false. At the time of its origional release, I was fortunate to have a high end computer (for its time) that was able to run the Windows CD version of KQ6 which had much better graphics and Character Illustrations. I was beyond upset when I found out that this was nothing but the DOS version. I bought this to play the windows version that to my knowlage does not work in any way on any OS past win95 (maybe 98). Those who have played and have been waiting to play the Windows CD version will be very upset.

kings quest

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 16
Date: November 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

poor quality ,out of box you can only play KQ7. almost useless very dispointed that they even sell this game as it is.

Weak!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 16
Date: September 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought the new version of the games because I couldn't get any sound using the old version made for Windows 95. This new collection is a huge disappointment, especially considering how long they pushed back the release date. This collection does not include both versions of King's Quest I (the original and the remake). It also doesn't include any of the bonus games released with the earlier collection (Colonel's Bequest, Dagger of Amon Ra, etc.). Overall, a waste of money. I'd stick with the previously released collection.

love the games, but this is a horrible product

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: January 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i am a huuge fan of king's quest and i started with kq6 .. i was born the year kq1 came out .. anyway, i was so excited about getting this compilation and was really disappointed that the kq6 version on this is not the one i played as a kid. there aren't any text boxes and everything is vocal and the game speed seems a bit slow. but considering that this compilation is about $20, i'd say it was okay. i only play it for kq7 - yes, the firecracker glitch is still there, and the way to pass it is to keep restarting from that point - valanice moves a little everytime, and just keep restarting over and over until you get to the tomb.

tierra games has made a vga remake of kq1 and kq2 which is simply FANTASTIC (Google them now). i'd rather play that than the versions on this compilation. plus, the remakes are FREE. kq3 is also undergoing a remake as well.

it is really sad what vivendi has done with this product. the most impressive thing is the oustide packaging - and fans will know that isn't even saying much. the manuals have to be downloaded and printed, the compilation comes on 2 cds which are in those generic paper sleeves that you get when you buy the cheapie blank cd packages, and it doesn't even install right on its own -- you have to follow special instructions which vivendi anticipated because there's a separate sheet for it.

all in all, disappointed, but willing to take it because paying $20 to pay kq7 is worth it to me.

Never buy a product

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 27
Date: October 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Because of vivendi shutting down kqix I will never buy one of there games! in fact the most devoted fans to the kings quest series have promised never to buy another vivendi game again because of there greed! And because of this they will lose millions and millions if not billions of dollars! millions of fans around the world are turning there back on vivendi because of this! visite this site for more info [...]

Kings Quest Compilation....just the old one on a CD rather than a floppy!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 18
Date: May 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I expected this to be the old game stories, but re-done with nicer graphics. Unfortunately it was only the really old Apple Computer games, which can't even use a mouse, and require you to write in what you want the character to do. Plus, it takes forever for the guy/girl to even move across the screen. It didn't say Anywhere on the box that it was the old game just put on a CD. I still have those on floppy discs somewhere. I wouldn't have had to buy this if I just wanted the old ones!! Stacy >^.,.^<

not capatible with SP2

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love adventure games and own all the originals from Sierra and LucasArts. But alot of them don't run under XP, so I was really glad to see this title in the store. But it only runs on my XP Service Pack 1 computer, which is six yrs. old and only used for the Internet. Why was it only made for SP1? Usually I have a hard time getting stuff to run on SP1 because its made for SP2. I have a SP1 computer, a SP2 computer and a Vista computer, and they're like three different operating systems. Maybe next time, I'll buy a Mac...

again, terrible graphics

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased Space Quest, Kings Quest and Leisure Suit Larry for the husband. Like the others, Kings Quest was not enhanced in any way which is a shame. With all the technology today they could have done a little enhancement. In any event, the graphics look terrible on larger monitors and is simply not worth the money. Think twice before buying the game, if you don't mind very poor graphics (which by the way makes it difficult to play)then go for it.

A must for KQ fans, but very disappointing quality

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 59 / 68
Date: October 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've been counting down until I could get this release and couldn't wait to play all these great games again. When I got it and started playing, it was fun but the disappointment kept mounting. Little things like no manuals (you have open a file and/or print them yourself... not a big deal in itself, but come on Vivendi, quit being so cheap) and no case for the CDs (you just get twopaper sleeves) make the package look incredibly cheap and low quality. Yes, these are computer games from the 80s and early 90s, but this package could have been put together better.

The graphics are the same as the originals, so I didn't expect any "update" there. I completed KQ6 and 1 with no problems, but KQ5 is annoying because you can't go back to text (or at least, I haven't figured out how). The "music" overpowers what the characters are saying. Any of the problems you had with the previous games, such as difficult maneuvering, remain the same, which is to be expected.

Overall I guess my disappointment comes from the fact that Vivendi COULD have made a really nice package with this, added some extras, beefed it up, included more information, stuff like that. Especially with how long it took to get this going. How many times was the release date pushed back?? But no, it's a bare minimim cheapo production. I know it's only $20, but still... could have been a lot nicer.

Still a must for any KQ fan and tons of fun to play, but I am ultimately disappointed with this product.

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